Kamarooka

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| city = Bendigo

| name = Kamarooka

| state = vic

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| coordinates = {{coord|36|28|S|144|20|E|display=inline,title}}

| use_lga_map = yes

| lga = City of Greater Bendigo

| lga2 = Shire of Loddon

| postcode = 3570

| est =

| pop = 89

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL21289|name=Kamarooka|access-date=19 January 2025|quick=on}}

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| stategov = Bendigo East

| fedgov = Bendigo{{cite web|url=https://electorate.aec.gov.au/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Kamarooka&filterby=LocalityorSuburb|title=Localities Find my electorate: Kamarooka|publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|date=|access-date=27 January 2022}}

| fedgov2 = Mallee

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 11

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Kamarooka is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo and the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia. At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Kamarooka had a population of 89.

==History==

Kamarooka was originally called "Piccaninny Creek Station" after a large pastoral run in the area.{{Cite web |title=Kamarooka {{!}} Victorian Places |url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/kamarooka |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.victorianplaces.com.au}} It was then renamed "Kamarooka" from an Aboriginal word meaning "Wait a while". In 1901 a Methodist church opened and the public hall was built.{{Cite web |title=Kamarooka Public Hall {{!}} City of Greater Bendigo |url=https://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/things-do/community-halls/kamarooka-public-hall |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.bendigo.vic.gov.au |language=en}}

==References==

Category:Suburbs of Bendigo